This week: Jewelers have new options for health insurance. It was a record Black Friday. And pearl prices shoot up. All below.
Pantone names color of the year
– New York Times editors discuss
GIA to offer cheaper, sparser lab-grown diamond reports
– Small diamonds are winning
– Paul Zimnisky on the market share of lab-grown
Report: Alrosa CEO Sergey Ivanov stepping down
De Beers extends sightholder contracts
$35 million pink diamond withdrawn from Christie’s sale
Rolex to sell certified secondhand watches
– What we know about Rolex’s plan
– What effect on pricing?
– Experts weigh in
– Pre-owned watch specialists “welcome” Rolex
Rapaport: Is the secondhand surge sustainable?
Pre-owned site Watchmaster declared insolvent
How eBay grew its luxury category
JCK’s six takeaways from the Thanksgiving weekend shopping spree
– Record shopper turnout on Black Friday
– Retailers aren’t overstocked but are discounting anyway
Jewelers unite to combat rising store crime
Jewelers should look at new health insurance options
What jewelers did for Giving Tuesday
Mikimoto raises pearl prices as much as 20%
LVMH acquires jewelry manufacturer Pedemonte Group
Pomellato buys into Italian goldsmith
– Pomelatto’s new ads raise awareness of violence against women
Workers target Australian jewelry giant Lovisa
Toll Brothers may be leaving Philadelphia’s Jewelers Row
Philadelphia jeweler convicted for selling counterfeit Rolexes
Jatin Mehta let off in India, may be nailed by UK courts
International arrest warrant issued for Isabel dos Santos
Former CEO of South African jeweler sentenced for theft, fraud, and money laundering
Chiadzwa villagers sue police over diamond looting, violence
South African diamond diggers break the law—then risk their lives
Petra Diamonds will keep Williamson mine idle until mid-2023
Del Gatto financing Sierra Leone diamond mine
United States congratulates Botswana for hosting the Kimberley Process secretariat
Gahcho Kué exploring potential for underground expansion
The role of diamond trade in relations between Israel and the UAE
Video of U.S.-India diamond trade symposium
Sudanese artists preserve traditional jewelry
Renowned jewelry artist Daniel Brush dies
– Remembrance in The Adventurine
North Carolina jeweler Charles Smith dies
Industry veteran Bert Kalisher dies
C.D. Peacock names Qi Holtzman VP
Hoover & Strong adds Scott Wilson
Claire’s to open 20 stores within Macy’s
Hermés gets theatrical at launch for high jewelry line
Cartier opens new boutique in Amsterdam
– Cartier revives coffee beans
Chaumet opens Place Vendôme coffee shop
How Nigel O’Reilly “conquered Rodeo Drive”
– Upcoming exhibition sale in Los Angeles
New York Times says gold beads take on a new glow
– It also likes gold chains on all body types
– Considers opals a high-drama gemstone
Jewelry designer makes $41,000 a month, working only three hours a day
The jewelry at the White House wedding
The story behind Jackie Kennedy’s engagement ring
Jennifer Lopez reveals secret phrase Ben Affleck engraved on engagement ring
Christina Ricci sold her Chanel collection to fund divorce
Israeli “Tinder Swindler” loses lawsuit after no-show
Wyoming woman sells totally not cursed engagement ring
Huffington Post writer very excited she choose her own engagement ring
Engagement ring goes overboard during boat proposal
Friend asks for regifted necklace back
TikTok debates the value of a Cartier Love ring
Media Watch
Profile of Blue Star Diamonds managing director Arnav Mehta
Ben Bridge CEO Lisa Bridge gives gifting tips to Oprah Daily
From the Blog
Why Is De Beers Giving Sightholders A 1-Year Reprieve?
From the Podcast
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